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HINGE MACHINE.

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FENCE MAGHINE.

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FENCE MACHINE.

No. 414,140. Patented Oct. 29, 1889.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OEE/ICE.

EMME'I lV. CHANNELL, OF VACO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO JESSE P. IIODGE, OF SAME PLACE. i

FENCE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,140, dated October 29, 1889.

Application tiled August 16, 1889'. Serial No. 321,042. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, EMMET W. GHANNELL, residing at lllaeo, in the county ot McLennan and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Felice-Making Machines, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to that class of fencemaking machines known as fenceloo1ns, for making picket-fences; and it has for its Object to provide a machine of this character which will effectively do its work,which will be of great capacity, easy to manipulate, and positive in its desired operation.

To this end my invention consists in sundry novel combinations and peculiar arrangements of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully described in the annexed specification, and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top plan view ot my improved fence-loom. Figs. 2 and 3 are side views taken from opposite sides of the machine. Fig. et is a longitudinal section taken on the line 4t i, Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5 5, l. Fig. G is a detail perspective view of one of the spool-car rying frames. Fig. 7 is a detail view illustrating one ot the twisting-disls. Fig. S is a perspective view of the hammer-frame, and Fig. 9 is a detail view of the automatic measuring devices.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letter, A A indicate the main frame, which is formed in two sections A A2, bolted together in such a manner that the two sections may be conveniently detached for shipping or moving.

Upon a transverse beam b, mounted upon the upper longitudinal beams d. d of the frame, section A2, are mounted, in bearingnboxes c c, a series of twisting devices O O, one of which is most clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. By reference to said ligure it will be observed that said devices are each formed of a hollow tube C. provided on one end with a collar or flange c c', and a chainwheel D, iiXed or cast integral with the tube, said tube portion restin in the bearingsboxes and held lfrom lateral movement therein by the collar c and the wheel.

E denotes cross-bars formed in the outer ends of the tubes O, which are provided with the wire apertures e e, as shown. From the outer edges of the cross-bars E and adjacent to the apertures e e project spring-steel guide1 ngers F F, the outer ends of which are bent in toward each other, as shown at f, and are provided with the wire passages ff. The opposite end of the hollow tube C is projected rearward, forming a hub ci", which is provided with two diametrically-arran ged notches c4 c4, in which tit the radial lugs g g' on disks G G', formed on one end of the spool-framesupporting bar G, said disks fitting in the hubs c3 and servin g to support one end of said bar G, the opposite end thereof being provided with short journals g2 g2, fitting in bearing-boxes g3 g3, mounted on the inner cross-bar d of the frame-section A2. The spool-frames II consist each of a transverse bar 7L, projected to each side of the bar G, nca-r the center thereof, and the two bars I, which are hinged at one end t' tothe outer ends of the bar 72, the inner or lower ends of which are projected, as at i', and provided each with a notch In operation, when it is desired to place the spools K in place, (there being two spools to each frame,) the inner ends of said spools K are slipped onto the short pintles 7c, projected in opposite directions from the bars G. The hinged spring-bars I are then brought down until the short pintles I2, which project in= ward from said bars, engage the recesses Za in the outer faces of said spools, thereby forming journals upon which the spools will revolve. The lower notched ends ot bars I will then slip under and engage the notched lugs L L, formed on the inner ends of the bars G, as clearly shown in the drawings. By this construction it will readily be seen that the spools may be quickly attached or detached, as occasion may require. To create a slight tension and to secure a light-running and compensatin g movement, I arrange coiled springs Z l on each side of the bars G G, which bear against an inner flange K2 of the spool, as shown.

The wires J are wound in opposite directions IOO on each -pair of spools, and each extend from the spools and pass throughopenings g2 g2 in the disks g, then through the holes e in the 5 cross-pieces E, and through the wire-orifices 5 f in the spring-steel ngersf, the ends of said wires then being connected with the windingshaft in a manner hereinafter described.

One end of the cross-bar I) is extended to one side of the main frame, and has secured thereto a metallic thimble d, on which is journaled a chain-wheel d', provided with a crankhandle d2.

M denotes an endless drive-chain, which passes over the chain-wheels on the twisters or shuttle-tubes and over the drive-wheel d', said chain being passed over said wheels so as to drive each alternate wheel in a reverse direction.

On the lower longitudinal timbers co5 dare secured adjustable bearing-plates m m, in which is hinged the cross-bar n of the pusherframe N, which consists of a series of vertical bars N N', the upper ends of which are lospring R2, as shown.

cated between the twister or shuttle devices, and have secured thereon L-shaped plates N2, the lower arms n2 of which are disposed in alignment with the center of the twister-tubes. The arms N are normally pulled back against the outer face of the cross-beam b by the coiled spring n3, which is attached to the pusher-frame and the main frame, as shown.`

,In operation, when the twister-disks lare turned so that the fingers are disposed in vertical position so that the wire strands are pulled apart to admit of the picket being pushed in place, the L-shaped plates N2form supports for the pickets. Now, when the pusher-bar is operated by pressing on the foot-lever O, which is connected therewith,it will be swung outward and push the pickets between the wires onto the supports P, which consist of vertical posts secured to the main frame, and which are disposed in alignment with and at a short distance in front of the twister-tubes, said posts being provided on their upper faces with metal plates p p to form solid abutments for the hammering device presently described.

Q denotes an'adj ustable frame secured upon the upper beams a6 a6 of the frame-section H', which consists of vthe end pieces q q, which are provided with elongated slots l l,through which pass the securing-screws 2 2, as most clearly shown in Fig. l. of the drawings.

Journaled in the end pieces q q, in front of the picket-supporting posts P, is a revolving stop or spacer-bar R, provided with a series of metallic angle-stops i 1', which serve to hold the last picket woven in place, while the next succeeding picket is being put in position. A lever-arm R is secured to one end of the spacer-bar R, which is normally pulled down against the cross-bar h by means of a coiled By this construction it will be seen that, when the last picket inserted between the wires has been woven in place and the operator desires to feed the same forward, by lifting the lever R the bar, with the stops, will turn and allow the p revious picket to move forward, and by quickly releasing the said lever the bar and stops will turn back in position to engage and stop the last picket woven in place.

S denotes adjustable bearing-plates secured to the end pieces of the adjustable frame, to which is hinged the hammering device. (Shown in detail in Fig. 8 ot the`drawings.) Said device consists of a transverse bar T, which is provided with pintles s s on. its under side, which engage the adjustable bearings S, as shown. Projecting rearwardly from the bar Tare two armst t, the outeren'ds of which are connected with a transverse bar T arranged parallel to the bar T, and which is normally disposed above the picket-supporting posts. The under side of said bar is provided with a series of metallic plates t which in operation are arranged to strike against the metal plates on the picket-supports. The bar T is normally held up from the picket-supports by means of the coiled springs U U, one end of said springs being connected to the'main frame, while their opposite ends are connected to depending bars u u, secured to the bar T, as shown. One end of the bar T is extended beyond the frame, and has secured thereto a rearwardly-projecting arm T2, to which is connected a rod or chain, the lower end of which is adjustably secured in any one of a series of apertures o o in the foot-lever O, as most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. By this construction it will be observed that the hammer-bar is self-lifting, and that by operating on the foot-lever it will close down and hammer the wire on each side of the picket, thereby removing all slack in the wire, also holding the pickets secure and making a stiff and rigid fence. It will also be seen that, by arranging one foot-lever to operate both the pusher-bar and hammer, but one movement of the footis necessary to feed the picket forward after the twisters have operated, and to hammer said twists down. It will be understood, however, that in the practical construction of my machine the pusher-bar, hammer-bar, and their connections with footlever are so adjusted that the pusher-bar operates slightly in advance of the hammering device.

V denotes a hollow winding-shaft, which is journaled in open brackets 'u fu, formed on the front end of the machine-frame, and which is held in place by means of the detachable pins c fu', iitting in the apertured ears c5 o5 of the brackets. One end of said shaft is projected beyond the side of one of the brackets o, and is provided with a ratchetwheel WV, with which engages the operating-lever Z, which is journaled to a metallic thimble e', secured upon the upper end of the post c7, the handle Z of the same extending back to within convenient reach of the operator.

V2 denotes a bar which is secured at one ICO IIO

end by means of the bolt and nut vv2 to the shaft V, its other end being notched, as at n3, and held in place by engaging a bolt r4, secured to the shaft.

In operation the ends of the wire strands are passed under said bar V2 and about the shaft and secured Jthereon. After a roll of sufficientsize has been wound upon the shaft the wire strands are cut, the detachable pins are withdrawn, and the shaft V removed from its bearings. The bolt r2 is then removed and the roll of fence is slipped off the shaft, and the same can then be quickly put back in operative position. This construction presents a simple, quick, and effective manner whereby the fence-rolls may be removed.

Z3 denotes the pawl for holding the ratchet wheel from reverse movement.

X denotes a stop-block secured to the beam b, which limits the inward thrust of the pickets Awhen pushed in place between the wires.

lO denotes the registering device, which consists of a bar 1], hinged to the cross-bar l2 of the adjustable frame and extends form ward over the woven pickets.

13 denotes the registering-wheel, which is journaled in the said frame, which is provided. with a series of equidistant pins in its periphery, which may represent inches, and which engage the pickets, as shown, and are caused to move and revolve the wheel as the pickets are wound on the shaft V. One end of the shaft 13 of the wheel 13 is provided with a lateral lug la, which at each complete revolution of the wheel i3 engages a toothed disk l5, formed on one side of a smaller wheel 16, loosely mounted on a fixed axle 1G, said wheel having a scale marked on its outer face, which represents feet.

1S indicates an indicator or pointer secured upon the outer end of the axle 1GA :2O denotes a wire-reel secured to the rear end of the frame A', which is provided with L1-shaped iron stays on each of its arms, said reel being adapted to carry any size coil.

2l represents a wirewinder or spooler, of any approved construction, attached to the rear end of the machine, opposite the reel, as clearly shown in the drawings.

Frein the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation and advantages of my improved fence-ma chine will be readily understood. lt will be seen that the several parts being adjustably connected, as described, the same may be readily set to any desired adjustment.

The construction is simple, requiring only t-he services of one man and a boy, and is of such a character as to turn out a substantial picket fence.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is--` 1. In a fencemaking machine, essentially as described, the combination, with the twister disks or tubes provided with extended hubs having radial notches, of the spoolholding frame detachably journaled at one end in the main frame, its opposite end provided with radial projections adapted to fit the radial notches in the said disk-hub, substan tially as and for the purpose described.

2. ln a fence-making machine, essentially as described, the combination, with the twist` ing devices consisting each of a hollow tube journaled to the main frame,provided at one end with a cross-bar having wire passages, spring-arms projecting forward from said tube, their inner ends bent toward each other and provided with wire passages, a drivewheel vsecured upon said tube, the rear end of said tube extended and provided with notches in its outer end, of the spool-support ing frame consisting of a main bar provided at its forward end with a disk having radial extensions fitting the notched end of the tube, the opposite end journaled in t-he main frame, and yokes secured to said main bar adapted to support the spools, and means for operating the twister devices and the spools, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination,with the twister-tubes constructed as described, of the spool-supporting frames consisting` of a main or supporting bar detachably connected at one end to the twister-tube to turn therewith, the opposite end journaled in the main frame, arms extending laterally in opposite directions from said supporting-bar, spring-arms hinged at one end to the outer ends of said lateral arms, their free ends adapted to engage lockin g-lugs on the suppoitingbai, pintles formed on the inner faces of the supporting-bar and hinged arms, and the spools j ournaled on said pintles between said bar and arms, substantially as shown and describedg el.. ln a fence-making machine, essentially as described, the spool-supporting frame conn sistin g of the main bar, the lateral flxed arms, and the hinged arms, said arms and bar provided with short pintles projectinginwardly, in combination with the spools provided with. end recesses fitting on said pintles, and coiled or buffer springs secured between the disks and the supportingfbar, substantially as and for the purpose shown and described,

5. In a fence-making machine, essentially as described, the combination, with the wire feeding and twisting devices constructed sub stantially as shown and described, and the vertical picketsupporting posts arranged in front of the twisting-tubes, of a pusher-frame consisting of a transverse bar adj ustably pivn oted to the lower timbers of the main frame, vertical arms secured to said bar and. ere tended upward between the twister-tubes, thc upper ends of said arms provided wit-h L- shaped picket-rests, a spring for normally holding said vertical arms between the twister-tubes, and a foot-levcr connected to the said transverse bar of the pusher-frame, said pusher-frame adapted to force the picket onto the picketsupporting posts when the lever is depressed, as and for the purpose described.

G. The combination, with the wire :feeding 'I front of said tubes, of a pusher-frame pivoted at its lower end to the main frame, the upper end disposed between the twister-tubes, a foot-lever connected to said pusher-frame, a hammer-frame pivoted at its front end to the main frame, its forward end disposed over the picket-supporting posts, a connection between said hammer-frame and the aforesaid foot-lever, and means for normally holding the hammer-frame elevated above said picketposts, said pusher-frame and hammer-frame operated simultaneously by a single movement of the foot-lever, substantially as shown and described. Y

7. The combination, with the wire-feeding and wire-twisting devices .and the picketsupporting posts, of a hammering device consisting of a transverse bar adjustably journaled to the frame of the machine to or from the picket-supporting posts, rearwardly-projecting arms, and a transverse hammer-bar secured to the outer ends of said arms, provided With a metal-hammering face or faces, said hammer-bar disposed normally above the picket-supporting posts, a spring for holding it in such position, and means for operating said hammering device, substantially as shown and described.

8. In a fence-making machine, essentially as described, the combination, with the Winding-shaft V, detachably journaled in the main frame, as shown, and provided with a projecting bolt 124, of the bar V2, provided with a notch r3 at one end engaging the bolt @4, its opposite end bolted to the shaft, as at @2, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. In a fence-making machine, essentially as described, a registering device consisting of an arm or frame hinged to the main frame and projected over the finished fence-section, a wheel journaled in the outer end of said arm, provided withavseries of radial teeth engaging the moving pickets, whereby said wheel is revolved, the shaft of said wheel provided with a lateral projection, a toothed disk formed on one face of a dialwheel loosely mounted on a fixed shaft, said toothwheel adapted to be turned by the said lateral projection, and a pointer arm secured on the outer end of said fixed shaft and projected over the dial-face, substantially as and for the purpose described.

EMMET W. CHANNELL.

Witnesses:

E. D. CoNenR, P. H. PoGUE. 

